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Proper Riding Attire

Now that I have a decent mountain bike, I'm looking forward to hitting some trails around my house. But as I get out more often I'm noticing that most folks who bike frequently have a particular outfit that involves much more Spandex and Lycra than I'm comfortable with.

Do I really have to go out and purchase a Spandex costume just to ride my bike? Most of those outfits are heavy on the neon colors, and quite honestly look straight outta the 1980's. So what do you wear when you ride?

I've been riding with this jersey lately and love it on the warm to hot temp days. I think it looks cool and you won't look like a dork running into a C-store or food joint post-ride. I also just bought these baggies to ride with over spandex padded bib shorts. Love them.

I'm just in it to have fun, to be comfortable, and to focus on the ride not the appearance.

Some of these guys that have all the new gear and new clothes are only making it to the trails twice a year, so they've got all of that gear prepped and ready. I wouldn't stress out about it too much. Go out on a few rides and make little notes of what you'd like to bring next time.

Something else you might want to do is download the Strava app to your smartphone and then join Bogley on Strava. By doing that you can see what all the other Bogley MTB riders are doing. It's kind of entertaining to see what everyone else around here is riding.

Something else you might want to do is download the Strava app to your smartphone and then join Bogley on Strava. By doing that you can see what all the other Bogley MTB riders are doing. It's kind of entertaining to see what everyone else around here is riding.